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Flash Fiction Challenge: Bench-warmer

Doug looked up at the now extinguished Olympic torch. After three tries, he had finally made it to the big show as an alternate. He never even got to compete.

Mostly, it was the same story his whole life. He was the second string quarterback in High School. Never got to play a game.

He was a bench-warmer on his championship college basketball team. Doug never seemed to quite make it to the top. First place was always just out of his reach. He was good at everything he did. He just wasn’t quite good enough.

This was it though. He was too old now. Whatever glory might have been his was behind him. That extinguished torch was him—over. Or maybe it was a turning point. Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: Bench-warmer”

Flash Fiction Challenge Voting

Are you ready to choose this week’s winner in the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge? You can check out this week’s entries here. The entrants did a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.  Vote for your fave and then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word that the vote is on.

Cast your vote for the entrant with the best flash fiction story this week:

  • Dick C Waters (50%, 23 Votes)
  • S P Mount (20%, 9 Votes)
  • Brian Beam (11%, 5 Votes)
  • Jacqueline Hopkins (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Carol E Wyer (4%, 2 Votes)
  • A. L. Kaplan (4%, 2 Votes)
  • Michael Boggia (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Rosemary Nickerson (2%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 46

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Feeding Frenzy

Photo by K.S. Brooks

Feeding the seagulls can be fun at first.Then there are too many. More and more come. They become more daring, more aggressive.

Then you run out of food…

In 250 words or less, tell me a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced. Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: Feeding Frenzy”

Flash Fiction Challenge Poll

The time has come to choose this week’s winner in the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. On behalf of the IU staff, we want to thank the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post! Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge Poll”